04/10/2025
There's an effort underway to save some of Marconi's original towers, and an
online poll is open for people to vote[1] on it being a restoration project
through the "Next Great Save" project from the National Trust for Canada.
Some of Marconi's first messages were received and transmitted using the Battle
Harbour Marconi Towers, thought to be the last of their kind standing in North
America. News of Admiral Robert Peary's 1909 North Pole expedition was
transmitted by these towers. After 100 years, the twin towers are in need of
repair.
To honor 150 years since Marconi's birth, there are a number of events planned
around the world to observe Marconi's birthday and International Marconi Day.
In the United States, from the Port of Baltimore, Maryland, the Nuclear Ship
Savannah Amateur Radio Club will operate K3S on April 26 from 1330 - 2100Z.
Check spotting networks for frequency. See QRZ.com info for Savannah Award
qrz.com/db/k3s[2]. A QSL card is available by contacting Ulis Fleming, 980
Patuxent Rd, Odenton, MD 21113.
The Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club[3] in Babylon, New York, will operate
W2GSB from the Babylon Village Historical Society Museum for Marconi Day on
April 26, 1300 - 2030Z. Frequencies include 28.340, 21.250, 14.246, and 7.245
MHZ.
[1]
https://nextgreatsave.nationaltrustcanada.ca/2025/entry/85
[2]
http://qrz.com/db/k3s
[3]
https://gsbarc.org/
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